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Title: Multi-Anode Square Microchannel Plate Photomultiplier Tube

Journal Article · · Journal of Instrumentation
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  1. Photek Ltd., East Sussex (United Kingdom)
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
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Photek has developed a high performance 4096-anode photomultiplier tube using microchannel plates as the gain medium. Additionally, the detector has been designed in a square format to maximise the active area and allow for easy tiling to cover large areas using multiple units. This paper analyses the detector performance in terms of gain and photocathode uniformity, single photon timing accuracy, count rate capability, cross talk and magnetic field susceptibility.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; European Research Commission (ERC) - Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) - Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; ERC-2011-ADG
OSTI ID:
1761511
Journal Information:
Journal of Instrumentation, Vol. 15, Issue 02; ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher:
Institute of Physics (IOP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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